The British Musical Biography

[E] Llanover, Lady, art patroness, daughter
of Benjamin Waddington, Esq., of Llanover,
was born March 21, 1802. Married, December
24, 1823, to Mr. Hall, of Hen.sal Castle, sub-
sequently Sir Benjamin Hall, and Lord Llan-
over (died April 27, 1867). Lady Llanover
revived tlie ancient glory of the Eisteddfod,
and was a prize winner herself, for an essay,
at Cardiff, in 1834. In 1838, she brought out,
in conjunction with Miss Jane Williams, of
Aberpergwym. a collection of Welsh Airs.
Further, to promote the national music, she
invited a meeting of Welsh harpers in 1869,
to compete for a triple harp. She died at
Llanover, January 17, 1896.

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